Category "fish"

If I have large calamari tentacles, can I achieve the same taste and texture as with small ones?

I've tried cooking large calamari tentacles (about 2in at their thickest) with little success. The first time I tried the classic fast-grilling method, but, obv

How to 'bread' with corn

One of our favorite dishes involves rolling a piece of cod in corn and then sautéing it until the corn is somewhat caramelized. Then it bakes until the f

How to prevent fish disintegrating in frying pan

Twice now I've tried pan frying fillets of white fish (Swai and Flouder) in olive oil and butter. Both times the fish has disintegrated into unsightly mush. I

Cod as a sub for salmon

Will my recipe for roasted red pepper salmon still taste great with cod as a sub? I have a freezer full of cod, but no salmon. The salmon goes faster. Thank y

Arctic char available in North-America

I am from Scandinavia, and I am currently living in North-America. I am having problems finding this species of fish, usually referred to as Arctic Char. It is

Correct knife to use for portioning raw salmon?

I recently bought a relatively large (~2lbs) filet of salmon. In order to portion it out I placed it skin side up on a cutting board and used a bread knife to e

Is Yellow coloring inside a fish normal?

I recently purchased a Bronzini fish from a local market. From the outside it looks great. But on the inside, a portion of the fish is a mucusy yellow

Salt-crust bass tasted really bitter

I'm trying to figure out why a fish I cooked tasted pretty nasty. I bought a whole farm raised striped bass from the Asian seafood market. It was US farm raise

What are some interesting herbs/spices to sprinkle over fish? [closed]

I typically just pan fry my fish (typically cod, rockfish or salmon). For cod I dip it in batter (egg+flour) and for salmon, I marinate it in

Do I need to thaw fish before steaming it?

Can I thaw fish during steam cooking or is it better to leave the fish the night before in the fridge?

How do I flavor fish en papillote?

I cleaned and gutted a whole fish then stuffed with rosemary and garlic. Wrapped it foil and cooked it on charcoal grill. After it was done cooking, the fish l

In England, can I buy fresh fish directly off the boat?

In Trondheim, where I used to live before coming to England, sometimes I bought fish directly off the boat. The fish was fresh and cheaper than the supermarket.

What is the proper smell of Basa?

I buy basa frozen (note, not the same as bass). It's not something readily available here but I like it because it's affordable and easy to prepare. I go throu

how to prepare fresh sardines for bucatini con sarde

I tried boning sardines according to on-line instructions and made a mess of them. Recipes, say this one by Mario Batali, http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ma

Should I cook frozen salmon differently from fresh salmon?

I bought some frozen wild-caught salmon fillets for the first time so see how we like it. Can I broil it the way I usually cook salmon, or does the freezing pr

Will a fishmonger or bait shop clean a fish you caught for a fee?

I love fishing, especially saltwater surfcasting, but up until now it's been mostly "catch and release" - this summer I would like to try fresh-caught striped b

What are the categories of fish?

It seems like there are a few broad categories of fish, and I can easily substitute any fish of a given category for any other most of the time. The one I'm mos

Russian Vobla - ratio for the brine?

A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting several people from Moldova who were briefly living here in the USA. One of the fun things we did was a sort of "c

Szechuan fish soup ingredient -- what is it?

I got a fish-and-pickled-cabbage soup the other day at a Szechuan restaurant that had these things in it that looked kinda like this. They were translucent off-

Leaving out Frozen Tilapia [duplicate]

i took some frozen fish out the freezer Tuesday night and sat it in a sink of water, how ever my parents decided to get pizza and i thought th